Privacy Compliance Overhaul – "Keeping Regulators Happy (and Revenue Happier)"

Scenario

Ontario Privacy Commissioner wagged a finger: "Stop using address data this way." Potential fines + reputational shivers.

What I Did

• X-rayed every data flow; flagged non-compliant bits in bright neon.
• Axed or swapped risky sources (goodbye, shady postal-code mashups).
• Drafted quarterly transparency playbook for regulators—less mystery, more mastery.
• Modeled revenue impact so leadership knew the difference between paper cuts and amputations.

Outcome

• Zero regulatory penalties.
• Clear path to privacy-by-design products (a future-proof moat).
• Leadership could budget with eyes wide open, not crossed fingers.